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Tune in Monday to see if David Letterman has a Top 10 list on reasons to visit Niagara Falls.

The host of the Late Show with David Letterman spent Saturday in the Falls with his family. Saturday was his son Harry’s ninth birthday.

“It’s a wonderful place for a tourist attraction,” Letterman said as he boarded the Whirlpool Aero Car Saturday after lunch.

”Having an excellent time… We’ve seen the Falls, we’ve seen the film, we’ve seen the Falls and we’ve seen the Falls.”

Letterman was wearing a bright orange windbreaker when he got out of one of the SUVs his group was travelling in. He was sporting a black souvenir tuque with a Canadian flag and Niagara Falls, Canada embroidered on it.

Letterman was travelling with his wife and son as well as another family, believed to be his in-laws.

They visited the Niagara Parks Commission’s Table Rock complex at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls. They took in the Journey Behind the Falls and Niagara’s Fury attractions.

Letterman’s entourage lunched at the Skylon Tower before taking in the Aero Car in the afternoon.

Letterman has been a mainstay on late-night TV for more than 30 years, currently as the host of his New York City-based talk show on CBS. He’s famous for segments such as his nightly Top 10 lists, Stupid Pet Tricks and dropping things off the roof of Manhattan’s Ed Sullivan Theater. Last week, his show went on despite the ravages of Hurricane Sandy, but Letterman taped it without the live audience he usually has.

Niagara Parks Commission chairwoman Janice Thomson greeted the Letterman group at the Aero Car “just to make them feel some hospitality,” thank them for coming and invite them back.

Thomson said greeting celebrities is something she’s called on to do “from time to time” as head of the provincial agency responsible for the parks and attractions along the Niagara River.